Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km NE of Howell, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Howell, Utah on Thu, Feb 11, 1988, 9:01 PM MST (04:01 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km WNW of Bear River City, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-02-12 04:01:04 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.858° N, 112.336° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km WNW of Bear River City, Utah · 14102 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.911 km NE of Howell, Utah · 14097 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.810 km NE of Howell, Utah · 14082 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.712 km NE of Howell, Utah · 14079 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.810 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 14071 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.99 km ESE of Avon, Utah · 14056 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.418 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 14055 days ago · -3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.95 km E of Bloomington, Idaho · 14049 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.011 km S of Snowville, Utah · 14048 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.514 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 14045 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.812 km NNE of Howell, Utah · 14044 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.92 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.22 km NNW of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.82 km N of Lewiston, Utah · 14042 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.584 km E of Montello, Nevada · 14108 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.811 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14114 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.910 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.010 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 14118 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.09 km NNW of Garden City, Utah · 14125 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.649 km WNW of Hooper, Utah · 14131 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50035765. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.